ABSTRACT
This project was on the relevance of educational psychology into teaching learning processes in secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State.  The study was specifically aimed at investigating the importance and help educational psychology has rendered to teaching – learning processes in order to achieve these objectives, the following questions were formulated and used: 
What is the relevance of educational psychology into teaching – learning situations? How will the educational psychology help students adapt to teaching learning situations? It there is any way of identifying hindrances to learning and bridging the gap?  What should be done in the case of exceptional students?  
How does educational psychology take of the students in adolescent stage? The population of the study comprises the students, teachers and patents. The sample selection way was by stratified random sampling technique. This was based on single and co-educational schools. One boy school, two girls’ schools and two co-educational schools were selected. Data collection technique sued included literature review, interview, personal using explanation of results from interview, a bit of frequency distribution table and percentages. Findings by those sources arrived at. The researcher found out that the had made positive contributions in the areas of understanding of the nature of classroom, acknowledgement of individual differences, teaching methods, understanding students problems, motivation to study harder, management of adolescents, care of exceptional students and guidance and counseling educational implications were given in chapter five and some recommendations were made to enhance effective teaching – learning situation.
 
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page  i
Approval page  ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement  iv
Abstract v
Table of content vii
CHAPTER ONE 
Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study  1
1.2 Purpose of the study  3
1.3 Significance of the study  5
1.4 Statement of the problem  7
1.5 Research questions  7
1.6 Assumption of the study 8
1.7 Limitation of the study  9
1.8 Definition of terms  10
CHAPTER TWO 
Literature Review  12
2.1 Meaning of educational psychology  12
2.2 Brief history of educational psychology 15
2.3 Scope of educational psychology 17
2.4 Contribution of educational psychology 
in teaching-learning process  18
2.5 Contribution of educational psychology 
to practices of education 24
2.6 Educational psychology; a help adolescent stage 26
2.7 Theories of learning 30
CHAPTER THREE 
Methodology and design 41
3.1 Geographical area of the study  41
3.2 Target population 42
3.3 Sample  43
3.4 Instrument development and validation  43
3.5 Data collection techniques  44
3.6 Planned method of data analysis  44
 Reference 45
CHAPTER FOUR 
Data presentation and analysis  48
CHAPTER FIVE 
Discussion and interpretation of results  58
5.1 Conclusion  61
5.2 Implications of the study  62
5.3 Recommendation  63
5.4 Suggestions for further research  64
References  65
Appendix 1 66
Appendix II 67